| State | Florida |
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| Name | Chattahoochee Formation |
| Geologic age | Miocene |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)Predominantly a yellowish gray, poorly to moderately indurated, fine-grained, often fossiliferous (molds and casts), silty to finely sandy dolostone.
Incidental
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)Siliciclastic beds and limestones may be present.
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)Siliciclastic beds and limestones may be present.
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| References | Scott, T.M., Campbell, K.M., Rupert, F.R., Arthur, J.D., Missimer, T.M., Lloyd, J.M., Yon, J.W., and Duncan, J.G., 2001, Geologic Map of the State of Florida, Florida Geological Survey & Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Map Series 146, scale 1:750,000.Scott, Thomas M.P.G. #99, Text to Accompany the Geologic Map of Florida, Open-file Report 80, Florida Geological Survey, 2001.Huddlestun, P.F., 1988, A revision of the lithostratigraphic units of the Coastal Plain of Georgia - The Miocene: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 104, 162 p.Dall, W.H. and Stanley-Brown, 1894, Cenozoic geology along the Apalachicola River: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 5, p.147-170.Scott, T.M., 1986, The lithostratigraphic relationships of the Chattahoochee, St. Marks and Torreya Formations, eastern Florida Panhandle: Florida Academy of Sciences, Abstract, Florida Scientist v. 49, supplement 1, p. 29. |
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| Counties | Calhoun - Gadsden - Jackson - Liberty |